Combined collar button and cravat-retaining device



Dec. 14, 1926. 1,610,993

A. E. BERuB:

V COMBINED COLLAR BUTTON AND GRAVAT RETAINING DEVICE Filed Oct. 27. 1925111115122171" Arllzurfi'fierzzb l-ateuted li aco l4, 132d CQMBIIXTEDCOLLAR BUTTON AND CRAVAT-RETAINING DEVICE.

Application filed October 27, 1925.

My invention relates to iinproven'ients in combined collar button andcravat retaining devices and the object of the invention is to devise acollar button which will not only serve to hold the collar together andto the hand of the shirt but also serve to hold the knot of the tie upin position after it has been adjusted to the collar.

My invention consists of a collar button having a suitable base, a sternprojecting therefrnnn, an. end crossbar provided with upwardly extendingprongs, preferably two in number, the button. being otherwiseconstructed as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure l is a view of the collar with the button fastening it togetherand projecting through the button holes.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional detail showing the manner the knot of thetie is held in position on the collar button.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of Figure i is a plan and Figure 5 is aside elevation.

l'nthe drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in each figure.

l is a collar which is provlded with opflaps having the usual buttonholes, a 'l 3.

l is the band of the shirt having the usual button hole 6 is my collarbutton as provided with the usual base, preferably round. and having anoutwardly extending stem 7 in which is fastened the-crossbar 8 havingupwardly extending prongs 9, preferably two in nunr her.

It will, of course, be understood that the tie will. be placed inposition around the collar, if it is of the type shown, without beingtied. The collar button is previously insertcd in the hole 5 of theshirt band, the collar is then placed in position by inserting andpulling the button holes over prongs 9 and onto stem 7. The tie is thentied in a knot and such knot is drawn up tight to the top of the button.

Serial at. 65,250.

the collar and then pulled down slightly so that the prong 9 extendsintothe knot of the tie. 1

It will thus be seen that the tie will be held securely in position aswill also the collar itself the knot ofthe tie serving to hold thecollar button securely in place in the button hole and likewise theprongs help to hold the knot in place as herein before. intimated.

Although I think the crossbar 8 with double bars 9 is a preferableconstruction for the reason that the knot will be held from canting ineither direction. It will of course be understood that the stem may bemade with a single prong. -When wing collars are usedthe invention isequally appli cable but in this case it will not be neces sary to putthe tie on the collar before the collar is buttoned over the collarbuttoni From this description it will be seen that my collar button isof the simplest construction, will not wear the button holes as ordinarycollarbuttons will and effectually not only retain the collar in placefrom unbuttoning but also the tie itself. It may also be used with a bowtie.

W hat I claim as my invention is:

1. A combined collar button and cravat retaining device comprising base,a stem extending outwardly therefrom and provided at its outer end withbifurcated portions having an upwardly extending spicular projection atthe outer end 'of each of such portions. v i

2. A combined collar button and cravat retaining device comprising abase, a stem extending outwardly therefrom and provided at its outer endwith bifurcated portions forming a crotch like portion acute angular inform and adapted to receive the central portion of the tie and aspicular projection extending outward from the extremity of each portionat each side of such crotch to enter the tieat each side of theaforesaid central portion.

ARTHUR EUGENE BERUBE.

